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Programmes

Five programmes, one clear path

Brief your leaders, train your teams, keep skills sharp. Most clients start with an Executive Briefing.

Every programme teaches one method:

  1. Calm and contain
  2. Control with position
  3. Secure and care
How it works
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Executive Briefing

The usual first step: a clear picture of where risk sits in physical encounters, and what a lower-injury approach looks like.

  • 2 to 3 hours
  • Up to 12 leaders
  • Seated briefing, on site or online

You will learn to

  • Where injuries and complaints come from
  • Positional asphyxia risk explained
  • What the evidence from other agencies shows
  • How safe control fits your use-of-force policy
  • A practical rollout and measurement plan
Who it is for, prerequisites

For: Commanders, training officers and security directors.

Prerequisites: None.

Certificate: On request.

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Two officers working as a team to calmly control a standing person
Flagship course

Foundations of Safe Control

Keep encounters calm where possible. When control is needed, use position and teamwork, not strikes, pain or weight on the chest.

  • 2 days
  • Up to 20 participants
  • Classroom plus supervised mat practice and scenarios

You will learn to

  • De-escalate before and during contact
  • Control on the ground with chest and airway free
  • Move people to side-lying or seated early
  • Work as a two-person team
  • Handcuff, stand, escort and hand over safely
  • Spot medical distress and render aid
Who it is for, prerequisites and modules

For: Police, correctional and security officers.

Prerequisites: Medical clearance for moderate activity. No martial arts experience needed.

Certificate: Certificate of attendance.

Modules:

  1. De-escalation and communication
  2. Stance, distance and positioning
  3. Safe ground control: position over pain
  4. Two-person team control
  5. Handcuffing and searching from control
  6. Standing, escort, transport and handover
  7. Medical distress, aftercare and reporting
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1-Day Workshop

The essentials in one day, and a natural step towards Foundations.

  • 1 day, 6 to 8 hours
  • Up to 16 participants
  • Short classroom intro, then mat practice

You will learn to

  • The safe control continuum
  • Position over pain, airway kept free
  • Safe handcuffing principles
  • Warning signs of medical distress
Who it is for, prerequisites

For: Teams wanting a short, practical start.

Prerequisites: Medical clearance for moderate activity.

Certificate: Certificate of attendance.

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One-on-One Training

Coaching shaped around your role and goals, with the same safety-first principles.

  • 60 to 90 minutes, or a block
  • 1 person (or a pair)
  • In person, Botswana and Switzerland

You will learn to

  • A plan built around your role
  • Personal feedback on position and communication
  • Steady progress at your pace
Who it is for, prerequisites

For: Individual officers and security professionals.

Prerequisites: A short call first, and medical clearance.

Certificate: On request for a block of sessions.

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Ongoing Coaching Programme

Skills fade without practice. Regular visits keep them current and track injuries and incidents over time.

  • Monthly or quarterly
  • Agreed per organisation
  • On-site refreshers and skills check-ins

You will learn to

  • Supervised refresher practice
  • Skills check-ins for each team
  • Simple reporting on injuries and incidents
Who it is for, prerequisites

For: Teams who completed Foundations or the Workshop.

Prerequisites: Foundations or the 1-Day Workshop.

Certificate: On request.

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Techniques are taught only in person, by qualified instructors, under supervision.

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